People with dementia are more likely than other people of the same age to experience bladder or bowel incontinence. This can be distressing and difficult to manage for both the person with dementia and family carers, potentially contributing to the breakdown of care at home. The aim of this ...
"Quality social care can make a huge difference to people's lives, but we know that people with dementia - who are the biggest users of social care - are struggling with a care system that's costly, difficult to access, and too often not tailored to their needs." How ...
With approximately two thirds of people with dementia living at home, existing studies may not meaningfully reflect outcome measures of importance to people with dementia living at home. Through the application of the Neighbourhood Study's COINED model, the current study significantly contributes to ...
Objectives: People with dementia (PwD) require an increasing degree of assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), and dependency may negatively impact on their well-being. However, it remains unclear which activities are impaired at each stage of dementia and to what extent this is associ...
Approximately 18,500 younger people suffer from dementia in the UK. In many ways the needs of these individuals and their carers differ significantly from ... A Australia 被引量: 29发表: 2007年 Between a rock and a hard place: Exploring the service needs of younger people with dementia The...
Living well with dementia The number of people living with dementia (PLWD) in the UK is projected to increase rapidly. Much of the contact PLWD and their carers have with the health service is through primary care. The primary care team plays an important role he... C Morris,L Tomkow,T...
I read this article because my 20 year old son lives at home and does very little at all.If I ask him to,it's days,weeks or never that it gets done. I do all the housework,look after my elderly mother who lives with us,is bedbound and has dementia and am a disabled single Mum...
In the UK, around 61% of older people with dementia live in their own homes irrespective of dementia severity [1]. Notably, at the early stages of dementia, most people prefer to continue to live at home [2]. Hence, it is important to understand how best to support people to stay at...
Many people with intellectual disability, particularly those with Down syndrome, are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Recent findings suggest that while onset may be at an earlier age and more rapid in early dementia stages, there is often a long late stage where decisions about end-...
The notion of good living in chronic disease in general and, in the case of dementia specifically, highlights the role of social health in preserving the well-being of the people involved. In ageing ageism, discrimination toward older adults is considere